Prescriptive
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: en, /pɹɪˈskɹɪptɪv/
- Rhymes: -en, -ɪptɪv
- Hyphenation: en + pre + scrip + tive
Alternative forms
Origin
From , from praescript-, from the verb praescribere.
Full definition of prescriptive
Adjective
prescriptive
- Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.
- 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational Grammar, For one thing, spoken language tends to be less subjected to prescriptive
pressures than written language, and hence is a less artificial medium of com-
munication (written language is often a kind of 'censored' version of spoken
language). ...